Powder-puff



H. E. FRY AND W. 0. KEITER.

POWDER PUFF.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2.1920.

1,358,538. Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Unirse sTArEs PATENT OFFICE.

'HARVEY E. FRY AND WALTER O. KEITER, OF LOCKPORT, NEW YORK.

POWDER-:FUER

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application led January 2, 1920. Serial No. 348,856.

Q' 10 all ifi/0m it may concern Be it known that we, HARVEY E. FRY andifi/ALTER O. Knrrnn, citizens of the United btates, residing` atLockport, 1n the county olf' Niagara and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Powder-Puffs, of whichthe following is a specication.

This invention relates to powder puffs and has for its principal objectto construct a powder puhn from lambs wool on the hide so that the,puit1 will be more durable, pleasing to the skin and more easilycleaned.

'Furthermore the invention contemplates securing together two pieces oflambs hide with the wool thereon and trimming down the saine to form apowder puit of conventional design with the hide portion concealed so asnot to come intocontact with the skin.

lith these objects in view and others which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts which will be morefully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in theclaim ap pended hereto.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of theinvention Figure 1 is a perspective View of a powder puff constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a. sectional side elevation of the powder' puff showing theposition of the lambs hide as concealed by the wool.V

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the powder puit' constructed inaccordance with. the present invention showing the disposition of thebow and hand engaging member, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of a portion oi the powder puffshowing the bow and hand engaging members and the manner oi. securingthe same to the hide portion of the pu'lf.

Similarrcharacters of reference indicate like or similar partsthroughout the several views of the drawings, in which :e

A designates what we shall term the upper section of the powder puitland B the lower section, both of which are 'formed of lambs hidedesignated l. with the wool thereon as A at 2. The under surfaces of thelambs hide are glued together to form a core as is clearly illustratedin Fig. 2 thus presenting the outer wool section 2 for application to.the face to place powder thereon. Furthermore 'the edge portions of thehide coin cealed by combing the wool outwardly therefrom as is alsoclearly illustrated in Fig. 2 and indicated by the numeral 3; thus noportion of the hide will come in contact with the skin of the user.

As clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the puff is constructed with a lingerengaging por-Y tion in the form of a ring 4 secured through the mediumof threads 5 to the central portion of the hide portion l of the pulland if desirable a decorative bow 6 Jformed of ribbon may be placedtherebeneath to enhance the appearance of the powder puff.

As the manner of using powder puffs is well known in the art to whichthis invention appertains, it is `merely necessary to point out that thepresent powder puff is an improvement upon the usual powder puf in thatthe lambs wool is more durable in nature and can be cleaned more readilythan the usual puffs formed from down or cotton. Also it is pointed outthat the disposition of the finger engaging member also tends to holdthe hide portions together as is illustrated in Fig. 4. Y

lt is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangement o the wool forming the powder puff withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and therefore it is notdesired to limit `such features except as may be re quired by the claim.

lVe claim:

A powder puil composed of two sections formed of lambs hide with theskin portions arranged iace to face, the wool facing outward to form thepowder applying'means, a finger engaging member, and means eX- tendingthrough said sections and engaging said member for attaching said memberto said purl and to aiiord securingmeans to hold the sections connected.Y

In testimony whereof, we aiiix oui` signa- JLures hereto.

' HARVEY E. FRY.

WALTER 0. KEITER.

